In the off-season, Melo dropped almost 40 pounds going from 281 pounds to 244. So far this season, he's averaging 6.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and leads the Big East in blocked shots with 41. On Wednesday night against Seton Hall, Melo had his first career double-double and had a record-setting 10 blocks.

Despite the improvement from last season, some NBA scouts are still leery about Fab Melo.

"[The] biggest issue with him is can he consistently look like a first round pick night in and night out for them," an NBA scout told Adam Zagoria before the Seton Hall game. "Until and unless he can do that he will be considered as simply a player who came in with great hype but hasn't lived up to it."

Draftexpress.com's Jonathan Givony has also said he doesn't think Melo should leave after this season.

"He looks much better physically. He's still a work in progress skill-wise. It's too early to tell how he projects. It will probably be at least another year until we really have a better idea about that," Givony told Zagoria.

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